Fun & Froclics at the Muddy Award Drinks

Even the elements tried to join in this fun at this year’s Muddy Awards 2017 drinks as summer thunder rumbled around our lovely white marquee in the garden of the beautiful Kings Head in Letheringsett (to whom I owe a huge debt of gratitude).

Charmingly decked out in fairy lights, flowers and hot pink and white pom poms (what else?), our marquee was a warren of fun and excitement as winners collected their certificates/window stickers, had their photos taken, quaffed Champagne (or coffee/mocktails for the drivers – Virgin Mojito anyone?) and tucked into tiny spoons of Gin-infused trout, mini Welsh Rarebit squares topped with a Quails’ eggs and rabbit tartlets with baby carrots. It was far from shabby.

Pink and white flowers were kindly provided by a local florist

Hot pink (and white) pom poms were hung behind the bar area

Gin-infused trout mouthfuls

Mini Welsh Rarebits topped with Quails’ eggs

Rabbit tartlets topped with baby carrots

With a tartlet in one hand and a glass of fizz in the other, yours truly tried her best to take photos of the happy winners before they drank too much (or, more realistically, had to head back to their award-winning day jobs)! Here are your proud winners clutching their certificates:

Best Bar: The Lodge, Hunstanton

Best Beauty Salon: Palm & Sole Skincare Deli, Norwich

Best Book Store: The Book Hive, Norwich

Best Complementary Therapy Centre: Treat, Norwich

Best Day Spa: Imagine Spa at Park Farm Hotel, Hethersett

Best Farmshop/Deli: Scrummy Pig, Wroxham Barns

Best Florist: La Belle Flowers, Little Plumstead

Best Fitness Instructor: Mr Dod Fitness (that’s rain btw, not fizz!)

Best Gift Shop: Barefoot Living, Burnham Market

Best Glamping Co: 2Posh2Pitch (with yours truly)

Best Hair Salon, Hepburn Hair, Heacham

Best Interiors Store: Rhubarb & Teal, Wymondham

Best Jewellery Store: Alba Rose Diamonds, Norwich

Best Local Producer: East Coast Gelato, Hunstanton

Best Photographer: Karen Wortley

Best Restaurant, Market Bistro, Kings Lynn

Best Wine Merchant: Satchells Wines, Burnham Market

Best Yoga/Pilates Studio: Kali Yoga, Norwich

I managed a bit of an impromptu speech:

“Muddy Stilettos is the bomb, blah, blah, blah.”

And to tear the motley crew away from the food/drink long enough to get a group shot:

The Muddy Stilettos 2017 Award Winners

There was networking, too:

Then, on the way home, I managed to swing by The Pigs Edgefield to drop their certificate in. Winners of Best Boutique Stays, a busy service prevented them from attended our little drinks soiree – if Mohammed can’t come to the mountain (erm Muddy will bombard a busy lunch service and demand a photo!):

Best Boutique Stays: The Pigs Edgefield

So that’s it for another year. What’s that? What will I do now? Go back to doing what I know (and hopefully do) best, writing award-winning (*cough*) copy. That is if I remember how. In the meantime, time to put my feet up.